Comments on: The fount of all news http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/ by Jeff Jarvis Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:27:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363312 Jeff Jarvis Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:45:28 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363312 From the Oxford American dictionary, yes: fount 1 |fänt; fount| noun a source of a desirable quality or commodity : our courier was a fount of knowledge. • poetic/literary a spring or fountain. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: back-formation from fountain , on the pattern of the pair mountain, mount.fount 2 noun Brit. variant spelling of font 2 . From the Oxford American dictionary, yes:

fount 1 |fänt; fount| noun a source of a desirable quality or commodity : our courier was a fount of knowledge. • poetic/literary a spring or fountain. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: back-formation from fountain , on the pattern of the pair mountain, mount.fount 2 noun Brit. variant spelling of font 2 .

]]> By: Muz http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363273 Muz Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:10:04 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363273 Is fount the American version of font? Is fount the American version of font?

]]> By:   links for 2007-11-13 by andydickinson.net http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363225   links for 2007-11-13 by andydickinson.net Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:32:03 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363225 [...] Consolidation is inevitable “…consolidation is inevitable. Any news organization has to get to the point where there is no difference between old media people and new media people.” from Jeff Jarvis (tags: multimedia convergence BuzzMachine consolidation) [...] [...] Consolidation is inevitable “…consolidation is inevitable. Any news organization has to get to the point where there is no difference between old media people and new media people.” from Jeff Jarvis (tags: multimedia convergence BuzzMachine consolidation) [...]

]]> By: BBC News asking the wrong questions « Reportr.net http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363211 BBC News asking the wrong questions « Reportr.net Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:43:44 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363211 [...] 13 November: Jeff Jarvis comments on the BBC’s moves towards integration: “Any news organization has to get to the point [...] [...] 13 November: Jeff Jarvis comments on the BBC’s moves towards integration: “Any news organization has to get to the point [...]

]]> By: Yoni Greenbaum http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363202 Yoni Greenbaum Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:27:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363202 I think the "show new ways to do journalism better" is a key piece. Too much industry changed has recently happened in the name of retrenchment, if not communicated effectively employees will see this as nothing more then a restructuring scheme designed to hide future layoffs. I think the “show new ways to do journalism better” is a key piece. Too much industry changed has recently happened in the name of retrenchment, if not communicated effectively employees will see this as nothing more then a restructuring scheme designed to hide future layoffs.

]]> By: Jon Burg's Future Visions http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363199 Jon Burg's Future Visions Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:44:17 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363199 <strong>the media swiss army knife : I'll take a can opener...</strong> How should a media organization build a monetarily feasible cross platform solution for the emerging digital era? Jeff Jarvis recently wrote a fantastic piece on newsroom consolidation across multiple channels. I'm not sold (on consolidation alone).Co... the media swiss army knife : I’ll take a can opener…

How should a media organization build a monetarily feasible cross platform solution for the emerging digital era? Jeff Jarvis recently wrote a fantastic piece on newsroom consolidation across multiple channels. I’m not sold (on consolidation alone).Co…

]]> By: Greg0658 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363190 Greg0658 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:28:47 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363190 Every reader/listener/viewer/user should be able to get the news however, whenever, and wherever he or she wants hear hear because democracy depends on it Every reader/listener/viewer/user should be able to get the news however, whenever, and wherever he or she wants

hear hear
because democracy depends on it

]]> By: Steve Boriss http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363189 Steve Boriss Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:17:13 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/#comment-363189 Newsroom consolidation will be forced by technology, so ultimately this will not be a choice made by the media. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in October “Within 10 years, the consumption of anything we think of as media today, whether it is print, TV or the Internet, will in fact be delivered over IP and will all be digital.” Newspapers, TV, and online news will all be competitors on the same platform sooner than everyone now thinks. (Steve Boriss, <a href="http://www.thefutureofnews.com" rel="nofollow">The Future of News</a>) Newsroom consolidation will be forced by technology, so ultimately this will not be a choice made by the media. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in October “Within 10 years, the consumption of anything we think of as media today, whether it is print, TV or the Internet, will in fact be delivered over IP and will all be digital.” Newspapers, TV, and online news will all be competitors on the same platform sooner than everyone now thinks. (Steve Boriss, The Future of News)

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